The union turned down the township's proposal, which would have included finding about $220,000 in savings by cutting overtime and allowances for such items as clothing, the report said. Officers also would have started to contribute 1.5 percent of their salaries toward health care costs starting June 1 if an agreement had been reached.

The deal would have saved the jobs of the township's three most junior officers. The township of about 38,000 will be left with 51 police officers.